COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2020 CBP Dec. 19-08, 37902-37904 [2019-16582]

Download as PDF 37902 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 149 / Friday, August 2, 2019 / Notices Authority: Section 330(l) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. Justification: The award recipients will provide specialized training and technical assistance (T/TA) to health centers in geographic areas with the highest HIV burden, which include 48 counties; Washington, DC; San Juan; Puerto Rico; as well as seven states that have a substantial rural HIV burden. JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. will provide T/TA focused on the use of data in HIV outreach, in-reach, and prevention efforts. Fenway Community Division Director in the Office of Quality Improvement, at TOrloff@ hrsa.gov or (301) 443–3197. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recipients: Two current National Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement award recipients, as listed in Table 1. Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: Two awards with a combined total of $249,000. 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[FR Doc. 2019–16585 Filed 8–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2020 CBP Dec. 19–08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. AGENCY: ACTION: General notice. This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2020 in accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as implemented by CBP regulations. SUMMARY: The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their corresponding limitations set forth in this notice for Fiscal Year 2020 are required as of October 1, 2019. DATES: jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Award amount ($) Grant No. Tina Ghiladi, Director—Office of Finance, 202–344–3722, UserFeeNotices@ cbp.dhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 247001 Background On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act, Pub. L. 114–94) was signed into law. Section 32201 of the FAST Act amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations to be adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to reflect certain increases in inflation. Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and 24.23) describe the procedures that implement the requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, paragraph (k) in section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the methodology to determine the change in inflation as well as the factor by which the fees and limitations will be adjusted, if necessary. The fees and limitations subject to adjustment, which are set forth in Appendix A and Appendix B of part 24, include the commercial vessel arrival fees, commercial truck arrival fees, railroad car arrival fees, private vessel arrival fees, private aircraft arrival fees, commercial aircraft and vessel passenger arrival fees, dutiable mail fees, customs broker permit user fees, barges and other bulk carriers arrival fees, and merchandise processing fees, as well as the corresponding limitations. Determination of Whether an Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year 2020 In accordance with 19 CFR 24.22, CBP must determine annually whether the fees and limitations must be adjusted to PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 130,000 119,000 reflect inflation. For fiscal year 2020, CBP is making this determination by comparing the average of the Consumer Price Index—All Urban Consumers, U.S. All items, 1982–84 (CPI–U) for the current year (June 2018–May 2019) with the average of the CPI–U for the comparison year (June 2017–May 2018) to determine the change in inflation, if any. If there is an increase in the CPI of greater than one (1) percent, CBP must adjust the customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations using the methodology set forth in 19 CFR 24.22(k). Following the steps provided in paragraph (k)(2) of section 24.22, CBP has determined that the increase in the CPI between the most recent June to May 12-month period (June 2018–May 2019) and the comparison year (June 2017–May 2018) is 2.02 1 percent. As the increase in the CPI is greater than one (1) percent, the customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations must be adjusted for Fiscal Year 2020. Determination of the Adjusted Fees and Limitations Using the methodology set forth in section 24.22(k)(2) of the CBP regulations (19 CFR 24.22(k)), CBP has determined that the factor by which the base fees and limitations will be adjusted is 7.167 percent (base fees and limitations can be found in Appendix A and B to part 24 of title 19). In reaching this determination, CBP calculated the values for each variable found in 1 The figures provided in this notice may be rounded for publication purposes only. The calculations for the adjusted fees and limitations were made using unrounded figures, unless otherwise noted. E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 37903 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 149 / Friday, August 2, 2019 / Notices paragraph (k) of 19 CFR 24.22 as follows: • The arithmetic average of the CPI– U for June 2018–May 2019, referred to as (A) in the CBP regulations, is 252.922; • The arithmetic average of the CPI– U for Fiscal Year 2014, referred to as (B), is 236.009; • The arithmetic average of the CPI– U for the comparison year (June 2017– May 2018), referred to as (C), is 247.540; • The difference between the arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the comparison year (June 2017–May 2018) and the current year (June 2018–May 2019), referred to as (D), is 5.382; • This difference rounded to the nearest whole number, referred to as (E), is 5; • The percentage change in the arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the comparison year (June 2017–May 2018) and the current year (June 2018–May 2019), referred to as (F), is 2.02 percent; • The difference in the arithmetic average of the CPI–U between the current year (June 2018–May 2019) and the base year (Fiscal Year 2014), referred to as (G), is 16.914; and • Lastly, the percentage change in the CPI–U from the base year (Fiscal Year 2014) to the current year (June 2018– May 2019), referred to as (H), is 7.167 percent. Announcement of New Fees and Limitations The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their corresponding limitations for Fiscal Year 2020 as adjusted by 7.167 percent set forth below are required as of October 1, 2019. Table 1 provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.22 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2020 and Table 2 provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.23 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2020. TABLE 1—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.22 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 New fee/limitation adjusted in accordance with the FAST Act 19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.22 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation (a)(1) ...................... (b)(5)(A) .................. (a)(8) ...................... (b)(6) ...................... (b)(1)(i) ................... (b)(1)(ii) .................. (b)(2)(i) ................... (b)(2)(ii) .................. (a)(2) (b)(2) (a)(3) (b)(3) (a)(4) ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... (c)(1) ...................... (c)(2) and (3) .......... (d)(1) ...................... (d)(2) and (3) ......... (e)(1) and (2) ......... (a)(6) ...................... (a)(5)(A) .................. (a)(5)(B) .................. (f) ........................... (g)(1)(i) ................... (g)(1)(ii) .................. (a)(7) ...................... (h) .......................... Fee: Commercial Vessel Arrival Fee ...................................................................... Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Commercial Vessel Arrival Fees ............ Fee: Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fee .................................................. Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fees. Fee: Commercial Truck Arrival Fee 2 ..................................................................... Limitation: Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee 4 .......................... Fee: Railroad Car Arrival Fee ................................................................................ Limitation: Railroad Car Calendar Year Prepayment Fee ..................................... Fee and Limitation: Private Vessel or Private Aircraft First Arrival/Calendar Year Prepayment Fee. Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee ........................................................................................... Fee: Commercial Vessel or Commercial Aircraft Passenger Arrival Fee .............. Fee: Commercial Vessel Passenger Arrival Fee (from one of the territories and possessions of the United States). Fee: Customs Broker Permit User Fee .................................................................. $468.32 6,381.77 117.88 1,607.50 3 5.85 107.17 8.84 107.17 29.47 5.89 5.89 2.07 147.89 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES TABLE 2—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.23 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 New fee/limitation adjusted in accordance with the FAST Act 19 U.S.C. 58c 19 CFR 24.23 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation (b)(9)(A)(ii) .............. (b)(1)(i)(A) .............. (b)(9)(B)(i) .............. (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) .......... (b)(9)(B)(i) .............. (a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i). (a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i). (b)(8)(A)(ii) .............. (a)(10)(C)(i) ............ (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) .......... (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) .......... Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee. Limitation: Minimum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee 5. Limitation: Maximum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee Limitation: Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee 6 .............................................. 1.07 26.79 (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) .......... Limitation: Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee 7 8 .......................................... 519.76 (b)(1)(ii) .................. (b)(2)(i) ................... 3.21 2.14 (a)(10)(C)(ii) ........... (a)(10)(C)(iii) ........... (b)(2)(ii) .................. (b)(2)(iii) ................. Fee: Surcharge for Manual Entry or Release ........................................................ Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel. Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Manual and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel ... Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated or Manual; Prepared by CBP Personnel. 2 The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is the CBP fee only, it does not include the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) fee that is collected by CBP on behalf of USDA. See 7 CFR 354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once 19 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 247001 Single Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a vehicle identification number (VIN)/vehicle in a Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) account within a calendar year, the payment required for the 20th (and subsequent) single-crossing is only the APHIS/AQI fee and no PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 $1.07 0.38 6.43 9.64 longer includes the CBP Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for the remainder of that calendar year). 3 The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted down from $5.89 to the nearest lower nickel. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017). 4 See footnote 2 above. E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 37904 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 149 / Friday, August 2, 2019 / Notices TABLE 2—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.23 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020—Continued 19 CFR 24.23 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation (b)(9)(A)(ii) .............. (b)(4) ...................... Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee. Tables 1 and 2, setting forth the adjusted fees and limitations for Fiscal Year 2020, will also be maintained for the public’s convenience on the CBP website at www.cbp.gov. Dated: July 30, 2019. Robert E. Perez, Deputy Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2019–16582 Filed 8–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Docket No. USCBP–2019–0021] Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Buffalo, New York. The meeting will be open to the public to attend in person or via webinar. DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Convention Center Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14202. For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. SUMMARY: jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES New fee/limitation adjusted in accordance with the FAST Act 19 U.S.C. 58c 5 Although the minimum limitation is published, the fee charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii). 6 Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of 0.3464% remains the same. See 82 FR 32661 (July 17, 2017). 7 Id. 8 For monthly pipeline entries, see: https:// www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipelinemonthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Aug 01, 2019 Jkt 247001 Florence Constant-Gibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, at (202) 344–1440 as soon as possible. Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person or via webinar after pre-registering using one of the methods indicated below: For members of the public who plan to attend the meeting in person, please register by 5:00 p.m. EDT August 20, 2019, either: Online at https:// teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=166; by email to tradeevents@dhs.gov; or by fax to (202) 325–4290. You must register prior to the meeting in order to attend the meeting in person. For CBP personnel who plan to attend in-person, please register online by 5:00 p.m. EDT August 20, 2019, at https:// teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=165. For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please register online at https:// teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=167 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 20, 2019. Please feel free to share this information with other interested members of your organization or association. Members of the public who are preregistered to attend and later need to cancel, please do so by August 20, 2019, utilizing the following links: https:// teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=166 to cancel an in-person registration; or https://teregistration.cbp.gov/ cancel.asp?w=167 to cancel a webinar registration. For CBP personnel who are registered to attend in-peron and later need to cancel, please do so by utilizing the following link: https:// teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp? w=165. To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment on the issues the committee will consider prior to the formulation of recommendations as listed in the Agenda section below. Comments must be submitted in writing no later than August 20, 2019, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP–2019–0021, and may be submitted by one (1) of the following methods: PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1.07 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: tradeevents@dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 325–4290, Attention Florence Constant-Gibson. • Mail: Ms. Florence ConstantGibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229. Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and the docket number (USCBP–2019–0021) for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https:// www.regulations.gov. Please do not submit personal information to this docket. Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number USCBP–2019–0021. To submit a comment, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button located on the top-right hand side of the docket page. There will be multiple public comment periods held during the meeting on August 21, 2019. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to two (2) minutes or less to facilitate greater participation. Contact the individual listed below to register as a speaker. Please note that the public comment period for speakers may end before the time indicated on the schedule that is posted on the CBP web page, https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ stakeholder-engagement/coac. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229; telephone (202) 344–1440; facsimile (202) 325–4290; or Mr. Bradley Hayes, Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer at (202) 344– 1440. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The Commercial Customs E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


COBRA Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2020 CBP 
Dec. 19-08

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and 
corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2020 in accordance 
with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as 
implemented by CBP regulations.

DATES: The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their 
corresponding limitations set forth in this notice for Fiscal Year 2020 
are required as of October 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Ghiladi, Director--Office of 
Finance, 202-344-3722, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
Act (FAST Act, Pub. L. 114-94) was signed into law. Section 32201 of 
the FAST Act amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring certain 
customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations to be adjusted by 
the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to reflect certain increases 
in inflation.
    Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and 24.23) describe the procedures that 
implement the requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, paragraph (k) 
in section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the methodology to 
determine the change in inflation as well as the factor by which the 
fees and limitations will be adjusted, if necessary. The fees and 
limitations subject to adjustment, which are set forth in Appendix A 
and Appendix B of part 24, include the commercial vessel arrival fees, 
commercial truck arrival fees, railroad car arrival fees, private 
vessel arrival fees, private aircraft arrival fees, commercial aircraft 
and vessel passenger arrival fees, dutiable mail fees, customs broker 
permit user fees, barges and other bulk carriers arrival fees, and 
merchandise processing fees, as well as the corresponding limitations.

Determination of Whether an Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year 
2020

    In accordance with 19 CFR 24.22, CBP must determine annually 
whether the fees and limitations must be adjusted to reflect inflation. 
For fiscal year 2020, CBP is making this determination by comparing the 
average of the Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers, U.S. All 
items, 1982-84 (CPI-U) for the current year (June 2018-May 2019) with 
the average of the CPI-U for the comparison year (June 2017-May 2018) 
to determine the change in inflation, if any. If there is an increase 
in the CPI of greater than one (1) percent, CBP must adjust the customs 
COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations using the methodology set 
forth in 19 CFR 24.22(k). Following the steps provided in paragraph 
(k)(2) of section 24.22, CBP has determined that the increase in the 
CPI between the most recent June to May 12-month period (June 2018-May 
2019) and the comparison year (June 2017-May 2018) is 2.02 \1\ percent. 
As the increase in the CPI is greater than one (1) percent, the customs 
COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations must be adjusted for 
Fiscal Year 2020.
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    \1\ The figures provided in this notice may be rounded for 
publication purposes only. The calculations for the adjusted fees 
and limitations were made using unrounded figures, unless otherwise 
noted.
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Determination of the Adjusted Fees and Limitations

    Using the methodology set forth in section 24.22(k)(2) of the CBP 
regulations (19 CFR 24.22(k)), CBP has determined that the factor by 
which the base fees and limitations will be adjusted is 7.167 percent 
(base fees and limitations can be found in Appendix A and B to part 24 
of title 19). In reaching this determination, CBP calculated the values 
for each variable found in

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paragraph (k) of 19 CFR 24.22 as follows:
     The arithmetic average of the CPI-U for June 2018-May 
2019, referred to as (A) in the CBP regulations, is 252.922;
     The arithmetic average of the CPI-U for Fiscal Year 2014, 
referred to as (B), is 236.009;
     The arithmetic average of the CPI-U for the comparison 
year (June 2017-May 2018), referred to as (C), is 247.540;
     The difference between the arithmetic averages of the CPI-
U of the comparison year (June 2017-May 2018) and the current year 
(June 2018-May 2019), referred to as (D), is 5.382;
     This difference rounded to the nearest whole number, 
referred to as (E), is 5;
     The percentage change in the arithmetic averages of the 
CPI-U of the comparison year (June 2017-May 2018) and the current year 
(June 2018-May 2019), referred to as (F), is 2.02 percent;
     The difference in the arithmetic average of the CPI-U 
between the current year (June 2018-May 2019) and the base year (Fiscal 
Year 2014), referred to as (G), is 16.914; and
     Lastly, the percentage change in the CPI-U from the base 
year (Fiscal Year 2014) to the current year (June 2018-May 2019), 
referred to as (H), is 7.167 percent.

Announcement of New Fees and Limitations

    The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their 
corresponding limitations for Fiscal Year 2020 as adjusted by 7.167 
percent set forth below are required as of October 1, 2019. Table 1 
provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.22 as adjusted for 
Fiscal Year 2020 and Table 2 provides the fees and limitations found in 
19 CFR 24.23 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2020.
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    \2\ The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is the CBP fee only, it 
does not include the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) agricultural 
quarantine and inspection (AQI) fee that is collected by CBP on 
behalf of USDA. See 7 CFR 354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once 19 
Single Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a vehicle 
identification number (VIN)/vehicle in a Decal and Transponder 
Online Procurement System (DTOPS) account within a calendar year, 
the payment required for the 20th (and subsequent) single-crossing 
is only the APHIS/AQI fee and no longer includes the CBP Commercial 
Truck Arrival fee (for the remainder of that calendar year).
    \3\ The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted down from $5.89 
to the nearest lower nickel. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).
    \4\ See footnote 2 above.

     Table 1--Customs COBRA User Fees and Limitations Found in 19 CFR 24.22 as Adjusted for Fiscal Year 2020
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                                                                                                    New fee/
                                                                                                   limitation
          19 U.S.C. 58c                     19 CFR 24.22             Customs COBRA user fee/       adjusted in
                                                                            limitation           accordance with
                                                                                                  the FAST Act
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(a)(1)..........................  (b)(1)(i)......................  Fee: Commercial Vessel                $468.32
                                                                    Arrival Fee.
(b)(5)(A).......................  (b)(1)(ii).....................  Limitation: Calendar Year            6,381.77
                                                                    Maximum for Commercial
                                                                    Vessel Arrival Fees.
(a)(8)..........................  (b)(2)(i)......................  Fee: Barges and Other Bulk             117.88
                                                                    Carriers Arrival Fee.
(b)(6)..........................  (b)(2)(ii).....................  Limitation: Calendar Year            1,607.50
                                                                    Maximum for Barges and
                                                                    Other Bulk Carriers
                                                                    Arrival Fees.
(a)(2)..........................  (c)(1).........................  Fee: Commercial Truck                \3\ 5.85
                                                                    Arrival Fee \2\.
(b)(2)..........................  (c)(2) and (3).................  Limitation: Commercial                 107.17
                                                                    Truck Calendar Year
                                                                    Prepayment Fee \4\.
(a)(3)..........................  (d)(1).........................  Fee: Railroad Car Arrival                8.84
                                                                    Fee.
(b)(3)..........................  (d)(2) and (3).................  Limitation: Railroad Car               107.17
                                                                    Calendar Year Prepayment
                                                                    Fee.
(a)(4)..........................  (e)(1) and (2).................  Fee and Limitation: Private             29.47
                                                                    Vessel or Private Aircraft
                                                                    First Arrival/Calendar
                                                                    Year Prepayment Fee.
(a)(6)..........................  (f)............................  Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee.....              5.89
(a)(5)(A).......................  (g)(1)(i)......................  Fee: Commercial Vessel or                5.89
                                                                    Commercial Aircraft
                                                                    Passenger Arrival Fee.
(a)(5)(B).......................  (g)(1)(ii).....................  Fee: Commercial Vessel                   2.07
                                                                    Passenger Arrival Fee
                                                                    (from one of the
                                                                    territories and
                                                                    possessions of the United
                                                                    States).
(a)(7)..........................  (h)............................  Fee: Customs Broker Permit             147.89
                                                                    User Fee.
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     Table 2--Customs COBRA User Fees and Limitations Found in 19 CFR 24.23 as Adjusted for Fiscal Year 2020
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                                                                                                    New fee/
                                                                                                   limitation
          19 U.S.C. 58c                     19 CFR 24.23             Customs COBRA user fee/       adjusted in
                                                                            limitation           accordance with
                                                                                                  the FAST Act
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(b)(9)(A)(ii)...................  (b)(1)(i)(A)...................  Fee: Express Consignment                $1.07
                                                                    Carrier/Centralized Hub
                                                                    Facility Fee, Per
                                                                    Individual Waybill/Bill of
                                                                    Lading Fee.
(b)(9)(B)(i)....................  (b)(1)(i)(B)(2)................  Limitation: Minimum Express              0.38
                                                                    Consignment Carrier/
                                                                    Centralized Hub Facility
                                                                    Fee \5\.
(b)(9)(B)(i)....................  (b)(1)(i)(B)(2)................  Limitation: Maximum Express              1.07
                                                                    Consignment Carrier/
                                                                    Centralized Hub Facility
                                                                    Fee.
(a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i)......  (b)(1)(i)(B)(1)................  Limitation: Minimum                     26.79
                                                                    Merchandise Processing Fee
                                                                    \6\.
(a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i)......  (b)(1)(i)(B)(1)................  Limitation: Maximum                    519.76
                                                                    Merchandise Processing Fee
                                                                    \7\ \8\.
(b)(8)(A)(ii)...................  (b)(1)(ii).....................  Fee: Surcharge for Manual                3.21
                                                                    Entry or Release.
(a)(10)(C)(i)...................  (b)(2)(i)......................  Fee: Informal Entry or                   2.14
                                                                    Release; Automated and Not
                                                                    Prepared by CBP Personnel.
(a)(10)(C)(ii)..................  (b)(2)(ii).....................  Fee: Informal Entry or                   6.43
                                                                    Release; Manual and Not
                                                                    Prepared by CBP Personnel.
(a)(10)(C)(iii).................  (b)(2)(iii)....................  Fee: Informal Entry or                   9.64
                                                                    Release; Automated or
                                                                    Manual; Prepared by CBP
                                                                    Personnel.

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(b)(9)(A)(ii)...................  (b)(4).........................  Fee: Express Consignment                 1.07
                                                                    Carrier/Centralized Hub
                                                                    Facility Fee, Per
                                                                    Individual Waybill/Bill of
                                                                    Lading Fee.
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    \5\ Although the minimum limitation is published, the fee 
charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii).
    \6\ Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of 
0.3464% remains the same. See 82 FR 32661 (July 17, 2017).
    \7\ Id.
    \8\ For monthly pipeline entries, see: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipeline-monthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa.
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    Tables 1 and 2, setting forth the adjusted fees and limitations for 
Fiscal Year 2020, will also be maintained for the public's convenience 
on the CBP website at www.cbp.gov.

    Dated: July 30, 2019.
Robert E. Perez,
Deputy Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2019-16582 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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